Water → 3-(3-Chlorophenyl)propionaldehyde

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To a 25° C. solution of 3-chlorostyrene in anhydrous CH2Cl2 ( 10.0 g, 72.15 mmol) was added a well-stirred solution of Pb(OAc)4 (35.2 g, 79.4 mmol) in trifluoroacetic acid (150 mL), dropwise. Reaction was completed within 30 minutes of the addition and after being stirred for a further 30 minutes, the mixture was poured into water, extracted with ether (3×), the combined organic layers were washed with saturated NaHCO3 solution, water, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to a volume of about 15 mL and immediately used for the following reaction described below.

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